Shanghai Airport to Bund
Overview
How do you get from Shanghai Airport to Bund? The three options are an airport taxi, public transport and a private transfer, and for most travellers the private transfer wins on price, comfort and time. Haqqi Tours' Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer gives you a driver at the arrivals exit, a clean vehicle with room for your luggage, and a fixed cost confirmed on WhatsApp in advance. , depending on traffic.
Highlights
- Private Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer - your own vehicle, no sharing, no stops
- Fixed transfer price agreed on WhatsApp before you fly - no taxi meter, no surprises
- Door-to-door from Shanghai Airport to your hotel in Bund
- Flight tracked: the driver waits for you if your flight is delayed
- Meet and greet at arrivals with a name board, or at the airport's set meeting point
- Sedan, minivan and Sprinter - Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller vans, all with air conditioning
- A WhatsApp desk in Arabic and English that answers day and night - tell us the driver language you prefer
- Child seats and extra luggage space on request
Full Description
Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer: the easiest way to get there
When you land at Shanghai Airport, the last thing you want is to work out how to get from the airport to Bund. A private airport transfer takes the question away: a Haqqi Tours driver is at arrivals when you walk out, your vehicle is parked minutes away, and the cost of the Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer was fixed on WhatsApp before you left home. There is no airport taxi queue, no meter running in traffic and no negotiating a fare in a language you may not speak.
This page covers everything travellers ask about the Shanghai Airport to Bund route: how far it is and how long it takes, whether an airport taxi, public transport or a private transfer is the better choice, what Bund in Shanghai is like, where to stay and eat, when to travel, where you meet your driver at Shanghai Airport, which vehicles we use and how the booking works.
Arriving at Shanghai Airport (PVG)
Shanghai Pudong (PVG) is about 45 km east of the centre with Terminals 1 and 2 and a satellite; Hongqiao (SHA) is about 15 km west beside the high-speed rail station.
Airports feel bigger after a long flight, and Shanghai Airport is no exception. That is why your confirmation carries the exact meeting point for this airport, the driver's name and a phone number: when you walk out of arrivals you know where to look. The driver has been following your flight, so a late landing or a slow bag belt changes nothing about your Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer.
Searches for "PVG to Bund" or "PVG airport transfer" land here for a reason: PVG is the airport code for Shanghai Airport, and this is the private-car service that connects it with Bund.
Shanghai Airport to Bund at a glance
Service: private transfer, your own vehicle from Shanghai Airport to Bund, door to door. Vehicles: a sedan, minivan or Sprinter - Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, air-conditioned, with room for luggage. Price: fixed for the whole vehicle and agreed on WhatsApp before you travel, tolls and waiting included, nothing to pay the driver on the day. Meeting: at Shanghai Airport, at the point named in your confirmation, with flight tracking so a delay moves the pickup. Booking: the form on this page or a WhatsApp message; confirmation in writing within minutes, in Arabic or English.
Taxi or private transfer from Shanghai Airport to Bund?
Travellers searching for "Shanghai Airport to Bund taxi cost" usually find a range rather than a number, because taxi fares depend on the meter, the hour and the route. Our private transfer gives you a single fixed price for the whole vehicle, agreed on WhatsApp in advance, so the cost of getting from Shanghai Airport to Bund is known before you land.
For one traveller with a small bag, a taxi or public transport can be a fair choice. For two or more people, a family with children, or anyone with real luggage, a private transfer is normally the cheapest way to get from Shanghai Airport to Bund per person - and by far the easiest. Public transport to Bund involves changes, tickets and stairs; a private car goes to the hotel door.
There is also the question of trust. Our drivers know the hotels of Bund, work on a fixed price, and never take a detour or add a "special fare" at the end. Your booking is confirmed by a real person on a WhatsApp desk that works in Arabic and English, and that same desk is reachable throughout your trip.
Public transport from Shanghai Airport to Bund: is there a bus, train or metro?
The Maglev reaches Longyang Road from Pudong Airport in 8 minutes and the metro continues from there; Hongqiao has Metro Lines 2 and 10. Each ends with a transfer and a walk with luggage, so a car from the terminal is the calm option, and Disneyland or a Hongqiao-to-Pudong hotel is a long drive either way.
If you are weighing the Shanghai Airport to Bund options, think about the last kilometre. Trains and buses stop at stations; hotels are somewhere else. With a private transfer the driver takes the route that ends at your door in Shanghai, helps with the bags, and the price agreed on WhatsApp does not change if the trains are on strike or the road is slow.
About Bund
Shanghai is China's largest city, split by the Huangpu river between the Bund's colonial waterfront and Pudong's towers; Pudong International (PVG) is about 45 km east of the centre and Hongqiao (SHA) about 15 km west, beside the high-speed rail station.
Around Bund the areas travellers ask us about most are People's Square, Hongqiao and the western business districts, Xintiandi and Disneyland in Pudong. Tell us the hotel and the driver takes the best route into that part of Shanghai on the day.
From Bund you are well placed for Shanghai Disneyland, the Shanghai Museum, a Huangpu river cruise, Tianzifang and Zhujiajiao water town. Your driver can point out what you pass on the way in from Shanghai Airport, and the WhatsApp desk arranges a car for a day trip if you want one later.
Hotels in Bund: where the transfer takes you
Whether you are staying in a large hotel, a small guesthouse or a rented apartment in Bund, the transfer is door to door. Our drivers know the hotels of the Bund and Huangpu, Lujiazui and Pudong and the French Concession (Xuhui) well, and any other address in Shanghai is fine - tell us where, and if the lane is too narrow for a car the driver stops at the nearest point and helps with the bags.
Eating well after the Shanghai Airport to Bund drive
The first meal in Shanghai sets the tone: hairy crab in season, red-braised pork, scallion oil noodles and halal Lanzhou noodle shops are the local answers. A late flight into Shanghai Airport is no problem - tell the WhatsApp desk the landing time and they will point you to what is open near Bund when you arrive.
Best time to travel from Shanghai Airport to Bund
Spring and autumn are pleasant; summer is hot and humid with the rainy season in June; winter is cold and damp; the October holiday week is the busiest.
None of this changes the price of your Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer - it is fixed for the vehicle whatever the season, the hour or the traffic - but it does change the timing, and that is what your driver plans for. Tell us the flight number and we allow for the real conditions on the day.
Meeting your driver at Shanghai Airport
Every airport is laid out differently, and Shanghai Airport is no exception: some airports have a fixed meeting point inside the terminal, some have a specific exit where drivers may wait, and at others the driver stands just beyond customs with a sign. Because of that we do not print one rule here. When we confirm your Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer on WhatsApp, we tell you exactly where your driver will be, with the driver's name and a phone number you can message the moment you land.
Waiting time after landing is included, and if you are delayed at baggage or passport control a quick WhatsApp message keeps everyone informed. On the way back, the driver collects you from the hotel at an agreed time with enough margin for your flight from Shanghai Airport.
Our vehicles for the Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer
For this route we offer a sedan, minivan or Sprinter. The vans are Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, all recent, air-conditioned and cleaned between journeys, with proper luggage space rather than a crowded boot. Choose the vehicle by how many of you are travelling and how much luggage you bring; the desk will tell you if a larger vehicle would be more comfortable.
Child seats and booster seats are available on request - say the ages of the children when you book and we bring the right ones. Extra-large luggage, sports equipment and wheelchairs are all fine; just mention them so the right vehicle is sent.
Every vehicle is checked and cleaned between journeys, and the drivers know the hotels of Bund and their side streets, so you are delivered to the right gate, not just the main road.
Who books the Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer
Who uses a private transfer from Shanghai Airport to Bund? Couples who would rather not start a holiday in a taxi queue; families who need child seats and space for a pushchair; groups of six to thirteen who want to arrive together in one vehicle; business travellers with a meeting the same day; and travellers landing at night, when public transport is thin and a fixed price is worth more than ever. Every one of them books the same way - a WhatsApp message - and gets the same written confirmation.
If your trip continues beyond Bund - a day trip, a second city, a port or a return to Shanghai Airport - the same desk arranges it in the same WhatsApp conversation, with the same fixed-price approach.
Families, groups and business travel from Shanghai Airport to Bund
Business travellers book the Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer for certainty rather than comfort, though they get both: a name board at arrivals, a quiet, clean car, a driver who knows the route to the hotel or the office, and a receipt for expenses. Early meetings, late flights and last-minute changes are normal on this route, and the WhatsApp desk handles them without fuss.
Whatever the group, the confirmation you receive lists the vehicle, the fixed price, the pickup time and the meeting point at Shanghai Airport - one message you can show anyone who asks.
How to book your Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer
To book the Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer, send us your flight details, your date, how many are travelling and where you are staying in Bund - through the form here or straight on WhatsApp. We confirm the fixed price and the meeting arrangement in writing within minutes, and the same chat stays open for any change of plan before or during your trip.
Changes and cancellations are handled through the same WhatsApp conversation. Because the terms depend on conditions such as how close to the pickup time the request is made, our team will explain exactly what applies to your booking when you ask - always before any payment, never as a surprise afterwards.
Good to know before you land at Shanghai Airport
Say whether you land at Pudong (PVG) or Hongqiao (SHA), 60 km apart; Pudong has Terminals 1 and 2 plus a satellite; send the hotel name in Chinese if you can.
Keep your phone charged and roaming or Wi-Fi on for the WhatsApp thread; the driver's number is in your confirmation and a message on landing at Shanghai Airport is the quickest way to say you are through.
Tell us in advance about anything that affects the vehicle - child seats and ages, a wheelchair, skis, golf bags, a pushchair, extra suitcases - so the right car or van is sent to Shanghai Airport.
Bund to Shanghai Airport: the return transfer
Most guests book the return at the same time: a Bund to Shanghai Airport transfer from the hotel door, timed to your departure, with the same fixed-price approach. If your plans change during the trip, message the desk and the pickup time is adjusted.
Many guests book both directions together for a single confirmation with two times on it; if the return flight changes during the stay, one message moves the pickup to the new time.
Why travellers choose Haqqi Tours for Shanghai Airport to Bund
We run airport transfers in dozens of cities, and the Shanghai Airport to Bund route follows the same simple promise as every other: one fixed price for the whole vehicle, agreed in writing; a driver who tracks your flight and meets you at arrivals; a vehicle matched to your group and your luggage; and a desk that answers. It is the way we would want to arrive ourselves.
Good to know
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers to what travellers ask us most, before they book.
Where do I meet my driver at Shanghai Airport?
At the place named in your confirmation: for Shanghai Airport that is either the airport's official meeting point or the arrivals exit, where the driver holds a board with your name. The message also gives the driver's number, so if you cannot see them a one-line WhatsApp sorts it in a moment.
How far is Bund from Shanghai Airport, and how long does the transfer take?
It is a direct drive. Traffic at rush hour or on holiday weekends can add a little; the price of your Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer is fixed in advance, so a slower drive never costs more.
Is a private transfer cheaper than an airport taxi from Shanghai Airport to Bund?
For two or more people, or anyone with luggage, it usually is - and it is always more predictable. A taxi fare depends on the meter, the hour and the route; our Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer is one fixed price for the whole vehicle, confirmed on WhatsApp before you fly. You will see the exact figure for your group in the booking form on this page.
What is the best way to get from Shanghai Airport to Bund?
With luggage, a family or after a long flight, a pre-booked private transfer is the easiest and most comfortable way: door to door, no queue, no changes. Public transport can work for a solo traveller with a small bag, but it means tickets, transfers and stairs; an airport taxi means the meter. A private car takes you straight to your hotel in Bund.
Is there a bus, train or metro from Shanghai Airport to Bund?
The Maglev reaches Longyang Road from Pudong Airport in 8 minutes and the metro continues from there; Hongqiao has Metro Lines 2 and 10. Each ends with a transfer and a walk with luggage, so a car from the terminal is the calm option, and Disneyland or a Hongqiao-to-Pudong hotel is a long drive either way. For most visitors the private transfer is simpler: it starts at the arrivals door and ends at the hotel, and the fixed price covers the whole vehicle.
What happens if my flight to Shanghai Airport is delayed?
Nothing you need to do. Every Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer is flight-tracked, so your driver's pickup time moves with your real landing time. If you are held up at baggage or passport control, a quick message on WhatsApp keeps the driver informed. Waiting time is included.
Do you meet late-night and early-morning flights?
Yes. The Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer runs around the clock, and our WhatsApp desk is answered day and night. Tell us the flight number and we plan the pickup for the real arrival time, whatever the hour.
Which vehicle will I get for the Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer?
You choose when you book: a sedan, minivan or Sprinter. The vans are Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, air-conditioned and with proper luggage space. If you are unsure, tell us how many passengers and bags you have and we recommend the right one.
Is the transfer private, or shared with other passengers?
Private. The vehicle is yours alone from Shanghai Airport to Bund, with no other passengers and no extra stops unless you ask for one. That is what makes the fixed price possible.
Can you provide child seats?
Yes - say the ages of the children when you book and the driver brings the right child seats or boosters at no extra charge. Please mention it in the WhatsApp conversation so the correct vehicle is sent.
How much luggage can I bring?
A normal suitcase and a cabin bag per person is comfortable in every vehicle. If you are bringing more - extra cases, a stroller, sports equipment or a wheelchair - tell us on WhatsApp and we send a vehicle with the space for it.
Are tolls, parking and waiting time included in the price?
Yes. The fixed price for the Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer covers the vehicle, the driver, fuel, road tolls, airport parking and the normal waiting time after your flight lands. There is nothing to pay the driver on the day unless you have added something to the booking.
Can we stop on the way from Shanghai Airport to Bund?
Usually, yes - a short stop for a shop, a sim card or a photo is no problem if you mention it when booking, and a longer stop or a sightseeing detour is quoted as part of the same transfer. Tell the desk what you have in mind and they confirm it in writing.
How far in advance should I book the Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer?
As soon as you have your flight - it takes a minute on WhatsApp and secures the vehicle you want. Same-day and next-day bookings are often possible too; message the desk with the flight number and they will tell you at once whether a car is available.
How do I book the Shanghai Airport to Bund transfer?
On WhatsApp or through the booking form here. Give the flight number, the date, the number of passengers and bags, and where you are staying in Bund; the desk replies with a confirmation you can keep, and the same chat handles anything that changes later.
How and when do I pay?
Payment is arranged on WhatsApp when your booking is confirmed, in the way that suits you best. Nothing is paid before you have the written confirmation with the price, the vehicle and the meeting arrangement.
Can I change or cancel my booking?
Yes, through the same WhatsApp conversation. The terms depend on conditions such as how close to the pickup time the change is requested, so our team explains exactly what applies to your booking when you ask - always before any payment.
Which language does the driver speak?
It depends on the country, the city and the time of your transfer, so we do not promise a particular language for the driver on the Shanghai Airport to Bund route. Tell us on WhatsApp which language you would prefer and we do our best to match it. The WhatsApp desk that confirms your booking and stays with you during the trip always works in Arabic and English, at any hour.
Is the transfer suitable for a wheelchair user or someone who walks slowly?
Yes. Tell us when you book and we send a vehicle with room for a folded wheelchair, ask the driver to meet you as close to the arrivals exit as Shanghai Airport allows, and build in extra time at both ends. The driver helps with the bags and the door.
Can I book the return trip from Bund to Shanghai Airport as well?
Yes, and most guests do. Give us the departure flight and the hotel, and the desk sets a pickup time from Bund with enough margin for check-in at Shanghai Airport. The return is the same fixed-price service, on the same confirmation if you book both together.